CII-SR-276: Give the buyer's electronic address in the standard element only

What it means

The buyer party (BG-7) contains an EndPointURIUniversalCommunication element, a second way of stating where the buyer receives messages. EN 16931 gives the buyer's electronic address (BT-49) only in the URIUniversalCommunication element.

Why it matters

This is only a warning, so the file is still accepted. If the address is given only in this element, software that reads the file by EN 16931 will not find a buyer electronic address. That matters if the buyer or their e-invoicing platform expects it.

How to fix it

In your invoicing software, check the e-invoice or electronic address field on the customer record. It should be written as the buyer's electronic address with its scheme, not as an end point. If you build the XML yourself, move the address into URIUniversalCommunication, in the URIID element with a schemeID, and delete the end point element.

The rule as published

EndPointURIUniversalCommunication should not be present

Where this rule applies